Marine

Marine Park site to be assessed for future centre

Councillors have agreed to assess the recreation reserve Marine Park at Sulphur Point to identify a potential site for the establishment of a purpose-built Marine... Read More

Whales spotted near The Strand

A pod of whales has been spotted in Tauranga Harbour this morning. Alana was on The Strand and says she saw three whales come in from the port side "heading towards... Read More

Seafood industry told to ’start looking at itself’

Seafood companies are being told to take responsibility for the treatment of foreign crews catching fish for them. Labour Inspectorate national manager Stu Lumsden... Read More

NZ krill harvesters to agree to fish ’sustainably’

A promise by global krill harvesting companies they will stop fishing for the small crustacean in large areas of the Antarctic Ocean is a positive step in a long... Read More

HMSNZ Canterbury sails into town

Tauranga residents may be noticing one ship at the Port of Tauranga, which looks a little different than usual. The HMSNZ Canterbury is berthed in Tauranga this... Read More

BayTrust behind Coastguard’s safer boating app

Ingenuity and funding from Tauranga's BayTrust is behind a new smartphone app which Coastguard says will save Kiwi boaties' lives. The app is described... Read More

Scientists investigate submarine volcano

An international team of scientists with several New Zealand participants has returned from a two-month voyage in the Kermadec Arc bristling with new knowledge... Read More

Funding grant helps marina get its glass recycling

Recycling glass will be plain sailing for boaties at the Tauranga Bridge Marina thanks to a grant from the Glass Packaging Forum. The $15,600 grant has seen five... Read More

Boaties told to destroy old lifejackets

Boaties have been told to destroy life jackets over ten years old which are likely to fail. Maritime New Zealand has found a number of lifejackets made in the 1980s... Read More

Show off seal spotted at Bridge Marina

A baby fur seal is making waves in Tauranga with visitors to Tauranga Bridge Marina lining up to take photos of the marine mammal. The seal named Sammy by a Tauranga... Read More

Women land record-breaking tuna

Two keen Kiwi fisher-women landed a record-breaking 99.1kg southern bluefin tuna on Thursday 28 June, at Waihau Bay on New Zealand's East Cape. The fish... Read More

Plastic waste major threat to NZ seabirds

Forest and Bird is demanding the government end the production of single-use plastic - pointing to research showing the Tasman Sea is the riskiest place in the world... Read More